ICD-10-CM · Chapter 18 · R00–R99
R19.31
Right upper quadrant abdominal rigidity
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings
Quick facts
- Code
- R19.31
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 18 — Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings
- Category
- R19 — Other symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM R19.31 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of right upper quadrant abdominal rigidity. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in R19
- R19Other symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen
- R19.0Intra-abdominal and pelvic swelling, mass and lump
- R19.00Intra-abdominal and pelvic swelling, mass and lump, unspecified site
- R19.01Right upper quadrant abdominal swelling, mass and lump
- R19.02Left upper quadrant abdominal swelling, mass and lump
- R19.03Right lower quadrant abdominal swelling, mass and lump
- R19.04Left lower quadrant abdominal swelling, mass and lump
- R19.05Periumbilic swelling, mass or lump
- R19.06Epigastric swelling, mass or lump
- R19.07Generalized intra-abdominal and pelvic swelling, mass and lump
- R19.09Other intra-abdominal and pelvic swelling, mass and lump
- R19.1Abnormal bowel sounds
- R19.11Absent bowel sounds
- R19.12Hyperactive bowel sounds
- R19.15Other abnormal bowel sounds
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